Russia has announced it will end co-operation on the International Space station until Western-led sanctions over its Ukraine invasion are lifted. The head of the country’s space agency said it will no longer work with its partners, including NASA and the European Space Agency, on the groundbreaking orbiting laboratory. The chief of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin,…
Failure of both the engines forced a US Navy E-2D Hawkeye reconnaissance aircraft crash into the water near Stockton, Virginia (near Wildcat Marsh) on 31st March. U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squadron 120, or VAW-120, crashed in Eastern Shore waters near the Virginia-Maryland…
The An-225 was not the only aircraft victim at Gostomel Airport. Dmitry Antonov is the chief pilot of Antonov Airlines was able to reach Gostomel Airport. He was able to see for himself, Friday, April 1, 2022, the damage suffered by the An-225 “Mriya” during the fighting at Hostomel airport, north of Kiev, Ukraine. He…
The An-225 was not the only aircraft victim at Gostomel Airport. Besides the An-225 Mriya, the An-124 (reg. UR-82009) was also damaged in the battles of Gostomel Airport. Russian Forces have abandoned Gostomel (Antonov) Airport in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
A pilot has been jailed after lying to land a job with British Airways. Craig Butfoy made false claims to get and retain work with BA’s subsidiary BA CityFlyer and former Irish regional airline Stobart Air, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. The 49-year-old entered false details and altered entries in his flight logbook so…
Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said set an unfavourable tone for peace talks with Kyiv. Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said he could not confirm or deny reports of Ukrainian involvement in the strike as…
A new drone footage of Gostomel (Antonov) Airport has been released. Russian Forces have abandoned Gostomel (Antonov) Airport in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. The video shows the destroyed biggest aircraft in the world.
After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday, March 30, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov. The trio departed the International Space Station at 3:21 a.m. EDT and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing…
British Airways is currently experiencing a “technical issue” resulting in delays for passengers and difficulties for staff. BA have issued a statement regarding apologising for the inconvenience as they work on a solution. UPDATE The technical issue which affected British Airways this afternoon has now been resolved. The statement said: “We’re investigating and working hard…
A LATAM flight was forced to return to proceed an emergency landing following a nose landing gear issue. The Airbus A320-200 (reg. CC-BAS) was performing flight LA4292 from Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) to Cartagena-Crespo Airport (CTG) in Colombia. Shortly after takeoff, the pilots detected an issue with the nose landing gear. After notifying ATC,…
Starlink satellites sent into space by Elon Musk’s SpaceX are helping Ukrainian military drones destroy Russian tanks and army trucks, according to a report. A Ukrainian air reconnaissance specialist says his military has been operating drones specially fitted with thermal cameras that can detect Russian vehicles at night, according to the Times of London. The…
British Airways first flight to Sydney touched down in Sydney on 29 March at 0620. The London-Singapore-Sydney route has resumed almost two years since the airline was forced to suspend its popular Kangaroo Route in the early days of the pandemic. The route is converted from a Boeing 777 to the smaller but more comfortable…